"was naturally grown" = "was formed to gather more TV rights money for the top clubs, sold its TV rights very cleverly all over Asia and Africa, then reaped the benefits from that TV money which enabled its clubs to buy top talents"
I'm not begrudging anything eh, if we'd been smarter and more...
FFP was introduced by UEFA so I don't think FIFA will do anything. UEFA might try and pressure them but I don't know how much sway they'll have compared to a new super rich developing market. Right now the Saudis are mostly targeting older players anyway (Neves being the exception); for now it's...
Seeing him play in a black and white shirt would be so funny for me. But yeah, aside from his constant moaning and complaining during the match (for which he's often criticized even here in Italy), he's a valuable asset.